Cervia

Cervia is a Italian city of the Province of Ravenne in the area Emilie-Romagna in Italy.

Geography

Located on banks of the Adriatic Sea, to 15 km of Ravenne, 2 km of Cesenatico and 22km of Rimini, for the seaside and to 10 km of Césène.

The city forms the southern extreme part of the park of the Delta of Po

History

Cervia, at the time Roman was called “ Ficocle ” and was located at approximately 4 km in the west of the current city, with the limit of the salt-water marshes of the Delta of Po. On the emerged parts an immense pine forest extended, beyond the river Savio, until Ravenne. The discovery of human traces goes back to the III Av.JC century. In 709, Ficocle was entirely destroyed by the Exarchat of Théodoric Large the, and the inhabitant had to take refuge in the marshes where they probably founded a new city, which they named Cervia, because of the stags which populated the pine forest.

The legend wants that the name is due to a stag, which to escape the hunters, would have knelt in front of St.Bassano, bishop of Lodi. This legend inspired the emblem of the city (a knelt stag).

The fate of the city was always related to that of the saltworks, whose exploitation and trade would go up at the time of the Etruscan and was used as currency of exchange. To the Middle Ages, after one long period of war, the city passed under the dominations of the Malatesta, lord of Rimini, then in 1493, was sold with the République of Venice which wished to have the monopoly of salt, essential with the conservation of food.

Out the Napoleonean time, the city was, like its neighbor Césène, the property of the pontifical state until 1859. Not appreciating the climate of the marshes, the pope Innocent XII made destroy and rebuild the city at the current place. From this time there remains only the “store of salt”, it “turn St Michel” and the quadrilateral of the historical center.

Economy

saltworks

fishing

tourism

The city even of Cervia is declared " town of repos" , with a very deep respect of nature present. Contrary to its neighbor Cesenatico, constructions are subjected to very strict urban payments, prilégiant the conservation of the pine forest and the green areas between chaques news constructions. With the development of Milano Marittima, the presence of discotheques and " ball into full air" were banished of Cervia, for the greatest comfort of the residents and the tourists.

the historical center and the port

the Pinarella , vast pine forest which extends, on nearly 4 km, throughout the broad beach, of the antique quoted of Cervia until the Tagliata which makes confin with the commune of Cesenatico. This pine forest, devoted to the camp-site-caravanning until about 1965, was fortunately returned in a state natural and only devoted to the walk and rest for largest plésir estivants.

the Term, contrary to Pinarella, between Milani Marittima and the road E55 de Ravenne, is the other antique pine forest of Cervia, transformed into ideal natural animalist park for the walk in family (recreation guaranteed for the children).

Culture

Commemorative event

Festivals, fairs

Large market Thursday

Administration

Hamlets

Cannuzzo, Castiglione, Milano Marittima, Montaletto, Pinarella, Pisignano, Savio, Tagliata, Tantlon, Term, Inferno Villa

Communes bordering

Césène, Cesenatico, Ravenne

Twinnings

Photograph gallery

See too

List of the Italian cities of more than 25.000 inhabitants

External bonds

Web site of Cervia

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